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Working With Coordinate Planes: Instructor Video Instructional VideoWorking With Coordinate Planes: Instructor Video Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:25
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Audio
Video
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Year
2015
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Working With Coordinate Planes: Instructor Video

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Watch a video intended for teachers to gain pointers, tips, and tricks to teach learners how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane, and to calculate distances with the distance formula. Additionally, obtain recommendations for discussing specific topics and ideas for activities that reinforce the concepts.    

36 Views 20 Downloads
CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

coordinate plane, ordered pairs, graphing, distance, distance formula, positive numbers, quadrants, x-axis, y-axis, negative numbers, function tables, plotting points

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Bookmark the link to save for future reference as you work in a graphing unit
  • Share video's link with colleagues 

Classroom Considerations

  • The video references and contains information found in the corresponding student video
  • The teacher video is the first in a collection of four resources covering the concept of coordinate planes

Pros

  • The narrator speaks clearly and at a steady rate 
  • The attached resource lists a variety of materials to support working with coordinate planes   

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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